By Amy Satterwhite / Columnist Although no real proof has been shown that the world’s first human was cloned, claims it occurred are sure to spark worldwide debate.We should all be troubled because cloning raises so many different questions about life, death, religion and how far we should push science. In short, it blows Darwin’s…

Our Viewpoint As county government officials and the county’s Industrial Development Board continue to hammer away at plans to purchase the former Findlay building, there has been some concern that Warren County should not extend its hand to help a private business expand.Nothing could be further from the truth.As clearly stated in today’s front-page story,…

Friday night Cannon County Eastside defeated Warren County Middle School’s eighth-grade girls 45-28 to advance to Saturday’s tournament finals.Cannon County overpowered the Lady Pioneers in the first half with a solid offensive performance. Savannah Grandy put Cannon County out in front in the first period with five of their nine points. The Lady Pioneers had…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In Friday’s first game at the Warren Lodge Elementary Tournament the Irving College Lady Tigers took on Coffee County Middle School in semi-final action. Missed shots from the foul line by the Lady Tigers gave the Lady Raiders the 44-29 win and the right to…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Eastside advanced to the tournament finals in the Warren Lodge Tournament with a 48-33 win over the Raiders of Coffee County Friday night at the Charlie Dalton Gym.The Bulldogs out-scored Coffee County in the first period 11-8. Derrin Rogers led the Bulldogs in the first…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Tommy Jones (10) is defended by Overton’s Brandon Reynolds during Friday night’s semifinal game. (Rob Nunley photo) Warren County’s boys ran into a pair of speedy Nashville squads during their final two games of the Overton Christmas Tournament, and came out on the…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Whitney Pelham, shown firing a pass to Katie Simpson, helped lead the Lady Pioneer basketball team to the championship in this weekend’s Overton Christmas Tournament. (Rob Nunley photo) The Lady Pioneers got off to a strong start Saturday night, but had to hold…

Kerr completes basic trainingMarine Corps Pvt. Eric M. Kerr, son of Christina L. Kerr and James L. Kerr of Spencer, recently completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C.Kerr successfully completed 12 weeks of training designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally.He and fellow recruits began their training…

The Cumberland County Playhouse has announced the lineup of its 2003 season. As the season progresses many beloved characters will be back, along with some new favorites. The 2003 season will run from February through December, and will be filled with a variety of themes sure to appeal to the more than 145,000 patrons that…

Amy Jo Stanford Q: What is happening with the downtown master plan project?The Main Street Board, city officials, and the Citizen’s Advisory Committee met recently with John Grossman and Paul Roszak of EG&G. Paul and John will return in February with more detailed drawings and will meet with city and county officials as well as…